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Malibu (1983)
117
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 240 min.
Story:
A young couple from Milwaukee moves into the fabled, high-society Malibu beach community and becomes involved with the lives of the various people living in the community.
Style:
period piece, nostalgic
Plot:
infidelity, scandal, relationships, high society, young couple, glamour, aspiration, secrets, social climbing, domestic drama, gossip, social satire, identity, slice of life, coming of age, slow burn, tennis, beach, reporter, crooked lawyer, corrupt lawyer, sex, coast
Time:
80s
Place:
malibu california, california, los angeles
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Most similar movies to Malibu
The list contains related movies ordered by similarity. Recommendation engine sorted out psychological, emotional, realistic and period piece films with plots about secrets, coming of age, infidelity, identity, relationships, slice of life and domestic drama mostly in Drama genres. Some movies like Malibu: Sukdulan (2003), Co-ed Call Girl (1996), Marcy (1969), The Sure Hand of God (2004), Venice Beach (1982). The matching attributes are highlighted in bold.
715
Genre: Drama
Country: Philippines
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
Elaine (Katya Santos) and Orly (Raymond Bagatsing) are a young couple whose marriage is in shambles because of a dysfunctional sex life. He works as a delivery van driver during the day while she works as a tollbooth clerk at night... each one ...
Style:
erotic
Plot:
unhappy marriage, impotent husband, sexual obsession, young couple, filipina, erectile dysfunction, sexual attraction, forbidden love, sexual fantasy, sex addict, sex scene, hot temper ...
Similarity:
100%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Thanks to a roommate's practical joke, bookish college student Joanna Halbert finds herself signed up with a Malibu-based escort service which promises her big money and an easy ride. Instead, she becomes entangled in a web of corruption, ...
Style:
period piece, detective
Plot:
escort, college student, prostitution, female protagonist, sexploitation, exploitation, loss of innocence, manipulation, prostitute, call girl, secret life, double life ...
Time:
90s
Place:
malibu california, california
Similarity:
39%
87
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 80 min.
Story:
Marcy is forced to change her sexual orientation because of town rumors.
Style:
dramatic, emotional, psychological, teen, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
sexuality, small town, sexual orientation, identity, friendship, sexual repression, coming of age, sexual confusion, self discovery, adolescence, female bonding, rebellion ...
Time:
60s
Similarity:
38%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Story:
Adaptation of the Erkine Caldwell novel
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, realistic, sentimental ...
Plot:
widow, mother daughter relationship, relationships, female protagonist, daughter, domestic drama, family relations, male female relationship, problem, family problems, relationship problems, family life ...
Similarity:
35%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A runaway tries to survive being homeless at Venice Beach, California.
Style:
independent film
Plot:
runaway, homelessness, survival, street life, loneliness, poverty, coming of age, escape, slice of life, outsider, desperation, isolation ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles, california
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: Iran
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
A look at the lives of 3 well-off Iranian couples who are ostensibly living an idyllic life and are going to have a get-together for a birthday party. Each couple bearing their own sordid secrets attend the party to find out what follows on the ...
Style:
tense, satirical, suspenseful, islamic
Plot:
domestic drama, character study, secrets, confrontation, high society, realism, infidelity, moral ambiguity, marriage, city life, slice of life, intimate ...
Place:
persia, iran
Similarity:
34%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 103 min.
Story:
A domineering San Francisco businessman is determined to put an end to his son's romance with a high-priced hooker.
Style:
period piece
Plot:
father son conflict, prostitution, family drama, forbidden love, scandal, family secret, infidelity, betrayal, rebellion, mature, reputation, urban ...
Time:
60s, year 1961
Place:
san francisco
Similarity:
31%
110
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Etta Berter is a doctor's wife in 1905 who has been unable to have children. The couple has one adopted daughter but she has always wanted more children. Julie Harris's character is the family's cook and close companion to their ...
Style:
period drama
Plot:
family secret, jealousy, secrets, motherhood, class differences, female rivalry, domestic drama, love triangle, emotional manipulation, social class, infidelity, adoption ...
Place:
iowa
Similarity:
31%
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Genre: Drama
Country: Mexico
Duration: 93 min.
Story:
A well-to-do socialite and her husband must wrestle with the impact of Mexico's 1982 economic crisis.
Style:
social, thought provoking, psychological, disturbing, art house ...
Plot:
economic crisis, husband wife relationship, husband, social satire, social commentary, socialite, glamour, high society, lifestyle change, family in crisis, marital argument, drastic change of life ...
Time:
80s, year 1982
Place:
mexico, mexico city
Similarity:
29%
Genre: Drama
Country: Estonia, Greece, Latvia
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
Renowned German organist Anna discovers her Latvian husband's involvement in a corruption scandal, shaking the foundation of their life together. Can she come to terms with this new reality about her husband?
Style:
emotional, psychological, reflective, tense, intercultural
Plot:
organist, relationships, betrayal of trust, marriage, secrets, scandal, trust, marital crisis, betrayal, female protagonist, family drama, corruption ...
Place:
germany, latvia
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Amid Europe's superwealthy jet set, lovely Leslie (Anne Arthur) feels neglected by her cheating fiancé, Logan (Charlie Hickman). She gets even by pursuing a few dalliances of her own and, in the process, falls for a gorgeous lesbian socialite ...
Style:
erotic, sex comedy, retro, erotic drama, period piece ...
Plot:
female nudity, infidelity, seduction, lesbian romance, sensuality, lesbian, nudity, high society, bisexuality, sexually liberated, romantic triangle, glamour ...
Time:
60s
Place:
bavaria
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 87 min.
Story:
Todd Pearson Is A Teacher That Takes A "Hands-On" Approach With His Students And Colleagues!
Style:
emotional, tension, psychological, period piece
Plot:
teacher, greek mythology, student, education, school, moral dilemma, realism, male protagonist, colleague, responsibility, ethics, mentor ...
Time:
70s
Place:
california
Similarity:
27%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
Joe, in the midst of dropping out of college and coming out as gay, decides to record the everyday activities of his life on a handheld mini-video and post the clips to the internet. Soon after he begins this experiment, Joe meets Jesus, a ...
Style:
emotional, experimental
Plot:
identity, sexuality, lgbtq, self discovery, coming of age, character study, intimate, internet culture, identity crisis, social media, slice of life, young adult ...
Place:
california, los angeles
Similarity:
27%
314
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 106 min.
Story:
Bored within her marriage, an unhappy wife falls to temptation which quickly spirals toward a fatal encounter.
Style:
psychological, captivating, thrilling, intense, psychological thriller ...
Plot:
infidelity, betrayal, marriage, adultery, relationships, male female relationship, adulteress, love affair, seduction, marital problem, family relations, relationship problems ...
Similarity:
25%
107
Genre: Drama
Country: Japan
Duration: 124 min.
Story:
"Girls" follows four beautiful women and depicts the troubles found in their love lives and work place. Yukiko Takigawa (Karina) works at a big advertising firm and has a good looking boyfriend. Seiko Takeda is married and has no children. ...
Style:
emotional, realistic
Plot:
women, friendship, female friendship, gossip, relationships, workplace, single mother, dating, fashion, motherhood, career, slice of life ...
Place:
tokyo
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Canada
Duration: 90 min.
Story:
Jo Beckett leads a comfortable life with a successful veterinary practice, a devoted husband, and a beautiful home in a lovely small town outside of Boston. Still, she is strangely dissatisfied with her life. One afternoon, a man brings his dog into ...
Style:
captivating, thrilling, psychological, reflective, emotional ...
Plot:
female protagonist, relationships, veterinarian, midlife crisis, character study, secrets, husband wife relationship, animal, dog, problem, family relations, pets ...
Place:
boston
Similarity:
25%
Genre: Drama
Country: New Zealand
Duration: 62 min.
Story:
After moving away and being out of touch for two years since high school graduation, three girls who were once best friends, reunite over a weekend to discover what made them drift apart and just how much they've changed since they last saw ...
Style:
emotional, independent film, realistic, melancholic
Plot:
high school friends, female friendship, self discovery, character study, coming of age, weekend getaway, maturity, awkwardness, nostalgia, honesty, bittersweet, identity ...
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
When money, affairs, power and lies collide, Nicole Wright, a beautiful and successful music CEOs life is about to crumble in front of her. While leaving her husband and son, the lies that have built her music empire is threatening to tear her down. ...
Style:
tense, psychological, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
music industry, deception, infidelity, cheating wife, affair, lie, betrayal, secrets, lifestyle change, problem, social problems, changing lives ...
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA, Italy, UK
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A man (Shatner) going through a mid-life crisis, starts patronizing prostitutes. Eventually, he meets a very expensive one (Shepherd) and he thinks he has it all. That is until her pimp starts hounding him.
Style:
suspense, crime drama
Plot:
pimp, prostitute, midlife crisis, blackmail, affair, infidelity, extramarital affair, prostitution, husband, secrets, call girl, guilt ...
Time:
80s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 120 min.
Story:
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Style:
medical drama, tv series pilot
Audience:
adult
Plot:
urban, domestic drama, young adult, college life, sexual attraction, female rivalry, sexual tension, coming of age, female sexuality, class differences, ambition, single mother ...
Time:
80s
Place:
los angeles
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: France
Duration: 95 min.
Story:
Ben (Françoise Lebrun) is a woman who never gets to do what she really wants to do and is the victim of everybody and everything. Benedict is her imaginary creation: the girl who would respond with strength and mastery to situations she can only ...
Style:
art house, psychological, period piece
Plot:
pregnancy, female protagonist, marriage, gender roles, identity, female empowerment, feminist, character study, unrequited love, imaginary friend, split personality, domestic drama ...
Time:
70s
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 58 min.
Story:
A melodic, emotional exploration of one family falling apart in a sleepy Midwestern city, The Branches follows Claire (Kelly Brumbach) as she attempts to reconnect with the hometown life she left behind.
Style:
emotional, melancholic, contemplative, realistic, atmospheric
Plot:
family drama, hometown, family conflict, intimate, estrangement, getting home, character study, relationships, small town, introspection, homecoming, grief ...
Time:
2010s
Place:
ohio, midwest
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: UK, USA, Canada
Duration: 182 min.
Story:
The film offers a dramatized look at the lives of two women who married into the Windsor family in the late 20th century: Princess Diana and Sarah Ferguson, the Duchess of York.
Style:
emotional, period drama
Audience:
adult
Plot:
royalty, princess, duchess, family drama, british monarchy, biopic, scandal, glamour, tabloid journalism, family conflict, celebrity, fashion ...
Time:
80s, 90s
Place:
london, buckingham palace, britain, house of windsor
Similarity:
23%
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Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 82 min.
Story:
A beautiful woman brings together a group of her friends in order to search for any treasures that may be hidden throughout a mansion given to her by her deceased father, and the girls find that they are more interested in exploring one another.
Style:
erotic drama, sensual, atmospheric, dramatic, erotic ...
Plot:
friendship, mansion, female bonding, secrets, inheritance, sexual tension, self discovery, identity, mature, exploration, sexual awakening, seduction ...
Similarity:
23%
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 91 min.
Story:
Hoping to leave behind the trauma of her mother's death, a young woman moves to New York City, where she becomes close to her similarly haunted roommate -- until a disturbing revelation changes everything.
Style:
psychological, emotional, suspenseful, thrilling, captivating ...
Plot:
female friendship, grief, trauma, friends, changing lives, hidden truth, bereavement, neighbor neighbor relationship, relationship problems, women, tragic past, troubled past ...
Place:
new york
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Chile
Duration: 83 min.
Story:
Diego is hosting a farewell party in his house before he leaves on a trip that no one knows about.
Style:
reflective, emotional, melancholic, realistic, tension ...
Plot:
secrets, house party, introspection, intimate, relationships, bittersweet, friendship, regret, single, identity, character study, slice of life ...
Similarity:
22%
185
Genre: Drama
Country: UK
Duration: 98 min.
Story:
A couple's bizarre romantic relationship is disrupted by the intrusion of a third person.
Style:
independent film, art house, psychological, erotic, erotic drama ...
Plot:
role playing, love triangle, identity, sexual tension, character study, obsession, voyeurism, intimacy, sexual exploration, domestic drama, jealousy, transformation ...
Time:
60s
Place:
london
Similarity:
22%
275
Genre: Drama
Country: USA
Duration: 114 min.
Story:
A coming of age film about a group of high school seniors forced to spend a Saturday at school completing an exam they either missed taking or failed. By the end of the day, they find their own values, betrayals and love within themselves and their ...
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, realistic ...
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
classmate, adolescence, self discovery, coming of age, friendship, high school, school, boyfriend girlfriend relationship, teenage life, adolescence vs adulthood, teenage protagonist, relationships ...
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Italy
Duration: 100 min.
Story:
A love story between a husband and wife who got lost, and not just because of a betrayal.
Style:
psychological, thrilling, captivating, emotional, intense ...
Plot:
infidelity, domestic drama, marriage, love story, love affair, couple relations, family problems, relationships, male female relationship, relationship problems, couples, love and romance ...
Time:
2020s
Place:
italy
Similarity:
22%
Genre: Drama
Country: Australia
Duration: 97 min.
Story:
16 year old Australian girl Belinda (Deanne Jeffs) wants to become a ballerina. To makes ends meet, she takes a job as an exotic dancer in a Sydney cabaret. Eventually, she is able to reach her goal, but not before experiencing humanity at best and ...
Style:
emotional, independent film, melancholic, period piece
Audience:
teen drama
Plot:
dance, ballet, coming of age, exotic dancer, cabaret, teenage protagonist, struggle, perseverance, resilience, transformation, self discovery, aspiration ...
Time:
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Place:
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Similarity:
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